HomeMy WebLinkAbout0799 CITY OF LAKEVILLE
.DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.: 799
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 11 (ZONING ORDINANCE) OF THE LAKEVILLE
CITY CODE RELATED TO RESIDENTIAL BUFFER YARDS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEVILLE ORDAINS:
Section 1. Section 11-21-9.B.2.a 4f the Lakeville Gty Code is hereby amended
to read as follows:
2. All landscaping incorporated in said plan shall
conform to the following standards and criteria:
a. Minimum Size: All plants must at least equal the
following minimum size in conformance with
American Nursery Association standards.:
Bare Root Potted/ Balled
Or And
Burlappe
d
Shade trees* 2 1/2 2 1/2 inch
inch diameter
diameter
Ornamental trees 6 to 7 2 inch
(flowering crabs, feet diameter
Russian olive,
hawthorn, etc.)
.Evergreen trees 6 feet
Tall shrubs and 3 to 4 3 to 4 feet
hedge material feet
(evergreen or
deciduous)
Low shrubs, 18 to 24 24 to 30 inch
deciduous.- inch
Evergreen - 18 to 24 inch 24 to 30 inch
Spreading
evergreens 18 to 24 inch 18 to 24 inch
*Type and mode are dependent upon time of planting season,
availability, and site conditions (soils,. climate, ground
water, manmade irrigation, grading, etc.).
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Section 2. Section 11-21-9.C of the Lakeville City Code is hereby amended to
.read as follows:
C. Residential Buffer Yards.. Except. for lots of record or
preliminary platted lots having legal standing established
on January 1, 1994, the following additional lot
requirements and screening provisions shall be required for
parcels abutting major collector or arterial streets as
designated by the Lakeville Transportation Plan.:
1. Lot and Setback Requirements:
a. Lots of Record and Preliminary Plat or
Concept-Plan.. Lots Approved by the.City-
Councilprior to January 17, 200:
(1) For double-frontage lots,.:. the following.
standards shall .apply:
RS-1 RS-2 RS-3 RS-4 RST-1 RST-2
Lot Depth 2 20ft. 170ft. 150ft. 145ft. 150ft. 150ft.
(2) For corner lots where the side yard abuts
the major collector or arterial street, the
following standards shall apply:
RS-l RS-2 RS-3 RS-4 RST-1 R5T-2
Lot Width 130ft. 130ft. 110ft. 100ft. 110ft. 110ft.
(3) For lots or record and preliminary plat or
concept plan .lots approved. by the City
Council after February 16,.1999 the
following setback requirements shall apply
for to the yard of a lot abutting a major
collector or arterial street:
RS-1 RS-2 RS-3 RS-4 RST-1 RST-2 RM-1 RH-1'
Side .Yard 40ft. 40ft. 30ft. 30ft. 30ft. 30ft. Soft. 50ft.
Rear Yard 50ft. 50ft. 50ft. 50ft. 50ft. 50ft. 50ft. 50ft.
b. Lots abutting major collector streets preliminary
platted after January 17, 2006:
(1} For double-frontage lots, the following.
standards shall apply:
RS-1 RS-2 RS-3 RS-4 RST-1 RST-2
Lot Depth 220ft. 170ft. 150ft. 150ft. 150ft. 150ft.
R®ar 60ft. 60ft. 60ft. 60ft. 60ft. 60ft.
Setback
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(2) For corner lots where the side yard. abuts
the major collector. street, the following
standards shall .apply:
RS-1 RS-2 RS-3 R5-4 RST-1 RST-2
Lot Width 135ft. 135ft. 130ft. 130ft, 130ft. 130ft.
Side 50ft. 50ft. 50ft. 50ft. 50ft. 50ft.
Setback
c. Lots abutting arterial streets preliminary
platted after January 17, 2006:
(1) Fordouble-frontage lots, the following
standards shall apply:
RS-I RS-2 RS-3 RS-4 .RST-1 RST-2
Lot Degth 220ft. 170ft. 170`ft. 170ft. 17Oft."" 170ft,
R®ar 70ft. 70ft. 70ft. 70ft. 70ft. 70ft.
Setback
(2) For corner lots where the side yard .abuts
the arterial street, the following
standards shall apply:
RS-1 RS-2 RS-3 RS-4 RST-1 RST-2
Lot Width 145ft. 145ft. 140ft. 140ft. 140ft. 140ft.
Side 60ft. 60ft. 55ft. 55ft. 55ft. 55ft.
S®tback
d. Within the RM-1 and RH-l Districts, the following
principal building setbacks shall apply:
(1) Major collector streets: 50 feet
(2} Arterial streets: 70 feet
2. Easement: A drainage and utility easement shall be
established over the full depth and width of the
required buffer yard encompassing all plantings and
the slopes of earth berms required by this Section..
No structure shall be installed within the easement
other than a fence as may be allowed by Section 11-21-
9.C.6.c or a residential fence on a single lot located
no closer to the right-of-way than the top of the
interior slope of a berm or on the interior side of
plantings required by this Section.
3. Screening Plan Required: For applicable subdivisions,
a comprehensive screening plan. shall be submitted. The
plan shall identify all proposed buffer screening in
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both plan and sectional view. A certified grading plan
shall be provided prior to installation of any
plantings to verify consistency with the approved
grading and screening plan..
4. Timing/Responsibility Of Installation: Weather
permitting, all buffers, berms, and/or plantings shall
be constructed or planted prior to the .issuance of a
final certificate of occupancy.
5. Maintenance:
a. Maintenance of the buffer yard berms, plantings
and/or fences shall be the responsibility of the
individual propertyowners or, if ,applicable, the
homeowners'.. association..
b. The color of the screening wall or fence shall be
uniform along its entire length and comply with
the standards established by the i~akeville
corridor and gateway design study, dated August
2, 1999. Any modifications to the screening wall
or .fence shall require the approval of the zoning
administrator..
c. All repairs to the screening wall or fence shall
be consistent with the original screening wall or
fence design in regard to location and
appearance.
d. Replacement of landscape materials or plantings
in a buffer yard area shall be consistent with
the approved .buffer yard screening plan.
e. All repair or plant replacement .shall be done
within forty five (45) days of written
notification from. the city or if applicable, the
homeowners' association.
6. Design Standards:
a. Buffer Yards: Except where natural vegetation is
acceptable, buffer yards shall contain a
combination of earth berms, plantings, or privacy
fencing of a sufficient density to provide a
minimum visual screen and a reasonable buffer to
the following heights:.
(1) Major collector streets: Ten feet (10').
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(2) Arterial streets: Twelve feet (12').
(3) The height of the berm shall be
measured along a line drawn at the
_ back of the curb of the roadway, or
the edge of bituminous,. to the ground
elevation at the rear line of the
building pad to the peak of the berm.
(4) Where the grade elevation of the first
floor of the building for which the
buffer is providing protection is more
than ten feet (10') above the grade of
an adjacent. major collector street or
twelve. feet (12') above the grade of
an adjacent arterial street, the
minimum screening height requirements
of this section shall not apply.
(5) Where the grade elevation of the first
floor of the building for which the
buffer is providing protection is more
than six feet (6'} below the
centerline grade of an adjacent major
collector or arterial street, the
minimum screening height requirements
shall be reduced by four feet (4')
along major collector streets or by
six feet (6') along arterial streets.
b. Plantings: All designated buffer yards must be
seeded or sodded except in areas of steep slopes
where natural vegetation is acceptable as
approved by the Zoning Administrator. All
plantings within designated buffer yards shall
adhere to the following:
(1) Plant material centers shall not be located
closer than five feet (5') from the fence
line or property line, and shall not
conflict with public plantings, sidewalks,..
trails, etc.
{2) Landscape screen plant material shall be in
two (2) or more rows. Plantings shall be
staggered in rows unless otherwise approved
by the zoning administrator.
(3} Shrubs shall be arranged to lessen the
visual .gaps between trees. Along arterial
streets, all plantings of deciduous trees
shall be supplemented with shrubs such that
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the buffer yard contains a continuous band
of plants.
(4) Deciduous shrubs shall not be planted more
_ than four feet (4') on center, andlor
evergreen shrubs shall not be planted more
than three feet (3') on center.
(5) Deciduous trees intended for screening
shall be planted not more than forty feet
(40') apart. Evergreen trees intended for
screening shall be planted not morethan
fifteen feet (15') apart.
c. Walls_And Fences.; All ..walls and .fences erected
within designated buffer yards sha l meet the....
following conditions:
(1) Walls and. fences formally approved as part
of the subdivision and site plan process
shall. conform to all of the requirements of
this section.
(2) At least fifty percent (50~) of the street
side of a screening fence shall be
landscaped with plant materials. Plant
materials shall be at least equal to the
fence height.
(3) Fences may be exposed no more than a
maximum length of twenty feet (20') between
landscaping areas or clusters.
(4) For interior lots, a gate constructed of
the same material as the fence shall be
provided. in the wall or fence to allow for
maintenance of the street side boulevard.
(5) Fences and landscaping shall not be located.
within the "traffic .sight visibility
triangle" as defined in section 11-16-15 of
this title.
d. Earth Berms: Earth berms within. designated buffer
yards shall adhere to the following:
(1) Except in areas of steep: slopes or where
other topographic features will not permit,
as determined by the City Engineer, an
earth berm shall be installed in all
designated buffer yards in accordance with
the following minimum height requirements:
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(A) Major collector streets: Four feet
(4')
(B) Arterial streets: Six feet (6').
(2) The slope.. of the earth berm shall not
exceed a three to one (3: 1) slope unless
approved by the City Engineer.
(3} The earth .berm shall contain no less than
four inches (4") of topsoil.
Section 3. Section. 11-50-13 of the Lakeville .City Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
11-50-13: LOT REQUIREMENTS AND SETBACKS: The following minimum
requirements shall be observed in an RS-1 District
subject to additional requirements, exceptions and
modifications set .forth in this Title:
.Lots Of Record And
Preliminary Platted Lots
Having Legal Standing Lots Of Record After
On January 1, 1994 January 1, 1994
Lot Area:
Corner 20,000 square feet 24,000 square feet
Interior 20,000 square feet 20,000 square feet
Lot Width:
Corner 100 feet 120 feet
Interior 100 feet 100 feet
Setbacks:
Front yards 30 feet 30 feet
Rear yards 30 feet 30 feet
Side yards l0 feet on each. 15 feet on each side, or
side, or 20 feet 30 .feet on the side yard
on the side yard abutting a public right
abutting a public. right of way
right of way.
Buffer Yard: Refer to Secion 11-21-9.C of this Title.
S@GtIQn 4. Section 11-51-13 of the Lakeville City Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
11-51-13: LOT REQUIREMENTS AND SETBACKS: The following minimum
requirements shall be observed in an RS-2 District
subject to additional requirements, exceptions and
modifications set forth in this Title:
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Lot Area:
Corner 18,000 square feet
Interior 15,000 square feet
Lot Width:
Corner 120. feet
Interior 100 feet.
Setbacks:
Front .yards 30 feet
Rear yards 30 feet
Side yards 15 feet on each side, or 30 feet on
the side yard .abutting a public right-
of way
Buffer Yard: Refer to Section 11-21-9.C of this Title.
Section 5. Section 11-52-43 of the Lakeville City Code is hereby amended. to
read as follows:
11-52-13: LOT REQUIREMENTS AND SETBACKS: The following minimum
requirements shall be observed. in an RS-3 District
subject to additional requirements, exceptions and
modifications set forth in this Title:
Lot Area:
.Corner 12,500 square feet
Interior 11,000 square feet
Lot Width:
Corner 100 feet
Interior 85 feet
Setbacks:
Front yards 30 feet
Rear yards 30 .feet
Side yards l0 feet on each side, or 20 feet on
the side yard abutting a public right
of way
Buffer Yard: Refer. to Section 11-21-9.C of this Title.
Section 6. Section 11-53-13 of the Lakeville City Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
11-53-13: LOT REQUIREMENTS AND SETBACKS: The following minimum
requirements shall be observed in an RS-4 District subject
to additional requirements, exceptions and modifications
set forth in this Title:
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Lot Area:
Corner 11,250 square feet
Interior 9,375 square feet
Lot Width:
-Corner -90 feet
Interior 75 feet
Setbacks:
Front yards 30 feet
Rear. yards 30 feet
.Side yards 7 feet from the adjacent lot, or 20 feet on the
side yard abutting a public right of way
Buffer Yard: Refer to Section 11-21-9.C of this Title.
$~Ct1on 7. Section 11-54-13 of the Lakeville City-Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
11-54-13: LOT REQUIREMENTS AND SETBACKS: The following minimum
requirements shall be observed in an RS-CBD District
subject to additional requirements, exceptions and
modifications set forth in this Title:
Lot Area:.
Corner 10,080 square feet
Interior 8,400 square feet
Lot Width:
Corner 90 feet
Interior 75 feet
Setbacks:
Front yards 30 feet
Rear yards 30 feet.
Side yards 7 feet from. the adjacent lot, or 20 feet. on the
side yard abutting a public right of way
Buffer Yard: The buffer yard requirements of Section 11-21-9.C
of this Title shall not apply to the RS-CBD District.
Section 8. Section 11-56-13 of the Lakeville City Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
11-56-13: LOT REQUIREMENTS AND SETBACKS:
The following minimum requirements shall be observed in an RST-1
.District subject to additional requirements, exceptions and
modifications set forth in this .Title:
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Single-Family .Two-Family
Lot Area:
Corner 12,50 square feet 15,000 square feet
Interior 11,000 square feet 15,000 square feet
Lot Width:
Corner 100 feet 100 feet
.Interior 85 feet 100 feet
Setbacks:
Front yards 30 feet 30 feet
Rear yards 30 feet 30 feet
Side yards 10 feet on each side, 10 feet on each side,
or 20 feet on the side or 20 feet on the side
yard abutting a public yard abutting a public.
right of way right of way
Buffer Yard: Refer to Section 11-21-9.C of this Title.
Section 9. Section 11-57-15 of the Lakeville City Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
11-57-15: LOT REQUIREMENTS AND SETBACKS: The following minimum
requirements shall be observed in an RST-2 District subject to
additional requirements, exceptions and modifications set forth
in this Title:
A. Single-Family Detached Dwellings:
Lot Area:
Corner 12,500 square feet
Interior 11,000. square feet
Lot Width:
Corner 100 feet
Interior 85 feet
Setbacks:
Front yards 30 feet
Rear yards 30 feet
Side yards 10 feet from the adjacent lot, or 20
feet on the side yard abutting a public
right of way
Buffer yard: Refer to Section 11-21-9.C.1 of this Title.
B. Detached Townhome and Two-Family Dwellings:
1. Base Lot Minimums: Within the RST-2 District, the
following minimum base lot requirements. shall be
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imposed. The base lot shall represent the smallest lot
or parcel which may accommodate development within the
framework of the permitted density of Section 11-57-13
of this Chapter prior to subdivision of unit lots..
a. Lot Area: Fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet.
b. Lot Width: One hundred .feet (100').
2. Unit Lots: The following minimum unit lot requirements
shall be applied to the subdivision of detached.
townhome and two-family dwellings to permit individual
private ownership of a single dwelling within such a
structure:
a. Lot Area: Detached townhome. and twin home .unit
lots shall have sufficient lot`area to include
the living area, garages, decks, patios, or
porches of the individual dwelling units.
b. Lot Width:
(1) Detached Townhome: Fifty feet (50').
(2) Two Family Dwelling: Fifty feet (50')
3. Base Lot Setbacks:
a. A minimum setback of thirty feet (30') shall be
required at the periphery. of the base lot
development.
4. Building Setbacks: The following minimum internal
setbacks shall be imposed on detached townhome and
twin home developments that include more than one
principal structure on a base lot:
a. Setback between buildings within the same base
lot preliminary platted after April 5, 2004 shall
maintain a minimum separation of twenty feet
{20') .
b. Buildings shall be setback a minimum of thirty
feet (30') from public rights-of-ways.
c. A protective natural buffer and building setback
shall be provided for all designated wetlands in
conformance with Section 11-16-13 of this Title.
5. Buffer Yard: Refer to Section 11-21-9.C of this Title.
Section 10. Section 11-58-17 of the Lakeville City Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
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11-58-17: LOT REQUIREMENTS AND SETBACKS: The following minimum
requirements shall be observed in an RM-1 District
subject to additional requirements, exceptions and
modifications set forth in this. Title:
A. Single-Family. Detached Dwellings:
Lot Area:
Corner 12,500 square feet
Interior 11,000 square feet
Lot Width:
Corner 100 feet
Interior 85 feet
Setbacks:
Front yards 30 feet
Rear yards 30 feet
Side yards 10feet from the adjacent lot, or 20 feet
on the side yard abutting a
public right of way
Buffer yard requirements as applicable to the RS-3 District
shall apply to single family lots within the RM-1 District.
B. Two-Family, Townhome, Quadraminium Dwellings:
1. Base Lot Minimums: Within the RM-1 District, the
following minimum base lot requirements shall be
imposed. The base lot shall represent the smallest lot
or parcel which may accommodate development within the
framework of the permitted density of Section 11-5$-15
of this Chapter prior to subdivision of unit lots.
a. Lot Area: Twenty thousand (20,000) square .feet.
b. Lot Width: One hundred feet ..(100').
2. Unit Lots: The following minimum unit lot requirements
shall be applied to the subdivision of two-family
dwellings, quadraminiums or townhomes to permit
individual private ownership of a single dwelling
within such a structure:
a. Lot Area: Twinhome, quadraminium, or townhome
unit .lots shall have sufficient lot area to
include the living area, garages, decks, patios.
or porches of the individual dwelling units.
b. Lot Width:
(1) Two-Family Dwelling:: Fifty feet (50').
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(2) Quadraminium: Fifty feet (50').
(3) Townhome: Twenty five feet (25').
3. Base Lot Setbacks:
a. A minimum setback of thirty feet (30') shall be
required at the periphery of the base lot
development.
4. Building Setbacks: The following minimum internal
setbacks shall be imposed on medium-density
developments that include more than one principal
structure on a base lot:
a. Setback `between buildings within the same base
lot preliminary platted after April 5, 2004 shall
maintain a minimum separation of .twenty five feet
(25')
b. Buildings shall be setback a minimum of thirty
feet (30') from the back of curb line of private
drives and public rights of way and fifteen feet
(15') from guest parking areas.
c. A protective natural buffer and setback shall be
provided for all designated wetlands in
conformance with Section 11-16-13 of this Title.
5. Buffer Yard: The additional screening and lot
requirements of Section 11-21-9.C shall apply.
Section 11. Section 11-61-15 of the Lakeville City Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
11-61-15: LOT REQUIREMENTS AND SETBACKS: The following minimum
requirements. shall be observed in an RH-1 District
subject to additional requirements, exceptions and
modifications set forth in this Title:
A. Base Lot Minimums: Within the RH-1 District, the following
minimum base lot requirements shall. be imposed. The base
lot shall represent the smallest lot or parcel which may
accommodate development within the framework of the
permitted density of Section 11-61-13 of this Chapter prior
to subdivision of unit lots.
1. Lot Area: Twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.
2. Lot Width: One hundred feet (100').
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B. Unit Lots; Two-Family, Townhomes, Quadraminium Units: The
following minimum unit lot. requirements shall be applied to
the subdivision of two-family dwellings, quadraminiums or
townhomes to permit individual private ownership of a
single dwelling within such a structure:
1. Lot Area: Twinhome, quadraminium, or townhome unit
lots shall have sufficient lot area to include the
living area, garages, decks, patios or porches of the
individual dwelling units.
2. Lot Width:
a. Two-Family Dwelling: Fifty feet (50').
b. Quadraminium: Fifty feet. (50').:
c. Townhome: Twenty five feet (25').
C. Unit Lots; Single-Family Detached Dwellings: Lot sizes and
setback requirements for transitional single-family
detached dwellings required by Section 11-61-21 of this
Chapter shall be subject to the same standards imposed by
the abutting residential district for which the transition
is intended to buffer.
D. Base Lot .Setbacks: A minimum setback of thirty feet (3D')
shall be required at the periphery of the base lot
development.
E. Building Setbacks: The following minimum internal. setbacks
shall be .imposed on developments that include more than one
principal structure on a base lot:
1. Setback between buildings within the same base lot
preliminary platted after April 5, 2004 shall maintain
a minimum separation of twenty five .feet (25').
2. Buildings shall be setbacks minimum of thirty feet
(30') from the back of curb line of private .drives and
public rights of way and fifteen feet. (15') from guest
parking areas.
3. A protective natural buffer and building setback shall.
be provided for all designated wetlands in conformance
with Section 11-16-13 of this Title.
F. Buffer Yard: The additional screening and lot requirements
of Section 11-21-9.C shall apply.
Section 12. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and
publication according to law.
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PASSED and ADOPTED by the Lakeville City Council this 17~' day of
January 2006.
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
BY:
Robert D. John n, Mayor
ATTEST
BY:
Charlene Friedges, Ci lerk
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CITY OF LAKEVILLE
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
SUIYIIVIARY OF ORDINANCE NO. X99 ,
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 11
OF THE LAKEVILLE CITY CODE RELATED TO
RESIDENTIAL BUFFER YARDS
This Ordinance. amends .Title 11 of the Lakeville City Cade. The ordinance will revise
zoning regulations in the following areas: residential buffer yard. landscaping standards and criteria;
lot, setback and screening requirements for: parcels abutting major collector or arterial struts.
A printed copy of the ordinance is available for inspection by any person during regular
office hours at the office of the City Cierk,
APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION this 6th ~y of February , 2006, by the
City Council of the City of Lakeville, Minnesota.
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
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BY: ~ ~4
Robert D. Jo son, Mayor
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Charlene Friedges, City
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RNK:08/11/2003
PUBLIC NOTICE
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 799,
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 11
OF THE LAKEVILLE CITY CODE
RELATED TO
RESIDENTIAL BUFFER YARDS
This Ordinance amends Title 11 of the
Lakeville City Code. The ordinance will
revise zoning regulations in the following
areas: residential buffer yard landscaping
standards and criteria; lot, setback and
screening requirements for parcels abut-
ting major collector or arterial streets.
A printed copy of the ordinance is avail-
able for inspection by any person during
regular office hours at the office of the
City Clerk.
APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION this 6th
day of February, 2006, by the City Council
of the City of Lakeville, Minnesota.
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
BY: Robert D. Johnson, Mayor
ATTEST:
Charlene Friedges, City Clerk
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